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    Our Contexter Market Reports contain a variety of data from nearly 50 government and industry sources. For the 2024 version year of our Contexter Market Report, we’ve included the most recent data updates for all of our source files.  Below, you will find a listing of the data sources used in the 2024 Market Reports:

    • CDFI Fund list of CDFI grants and awards as of February 2024
    • CDFI Fund list of certified Community Development Financial Institutions as of February 2024
    • CDFI Fund list of Designated Opportunity Zones as of December 2018 (most recent)
    • CDFI Fund list of New Market Tax Credit Awards as of February 2024
    • Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year Demographics Data as of 2022 for county and state
    • Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year Education Data as of 2022 for county and state
    • Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year Employment & Industry Data as of 2022 for county and state
    • Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year Housing Affordability Data for 2020, 2021, 2022
    • Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year Housing Data as of 2022 for county and state
    • Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year Income Data as of 2022 for county and state
    • Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year Median Home Value for 2020, 2021, 2022
    • Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year Median Income Data for 2020, 2021, 2022
    • Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year Population Estimates for 2020, 2021, 2022
    • Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year Poverty Data for 2020, 2021, 2022
    • Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year Unemployment Data for 2020, 2021, 2022
    • Census Bureau Gazetteer File 2022
    • Census Bureau Census Tract Income Level as of 2022 FFIEC Updates
    • Census Bureau County Business Patterns data as of 2022*
    • Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics data as of 2022-2023 School Year
    • FDIC List of Minority Deposits Institution as of December 2023
    • FDIC Summary of Deposits Bank Data as of June 2023
    • FEMA Major Disaster Area Designations from January 2021 through 2024 year-to-date (ongoing updates)
    • FFIEC List of Distressed Non-Metropolitan Middle-Income Census Tracts as of July 2024*
    • FFIEC List of Underserved Non-Metropolitan Middle-Income Census Tracts as of July 2024*
    • FFIEC Median Family Income Data for 2024*
    • HUD Approved Counseling Agencies as of December 2023
    • HUD Fair Market Rents Data as of February 2024
    • HUD LIHTC Awards through 2021 as of April 2023
    • HUD Section 8 Housing Grants and Projects as of February 2024
    • IRS Business Master File of Exempt Organizations as of February 2024
    • OCC List of Women-Owned Depository Institutions as of December 2023
    • Proprietary Research of Largest Cities & County Seat Data as of Summer 2022
    • SBA List of Small Business Investment Companies as of August 2023
    • U.S. Postal Service Zip Code Data as February 2024
    • U.S. Postal Service Data for Cities in Communities as of April 2022

    *Updated September 2024

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